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Caterpillar (CAT) Debt to Equity (2016 - 2025)

Caterpillar has reported Debt to Equity over the past 17 years, most recently at $1.7 for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly results put Debt to Equity at $1.7 for Q4 2025, up 4.31% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Dec 2025 was $1.7 (up 4.31% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was $1.7, up 4.31%.
  • Debt to Equity for Q4 2025 was $1.7 at Caterpillar, up from $1.04 in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Debt to Equity for CAT hit a ceiling of $1.99 in Q4 2022 and a floor of $0.69 in Q1 2024.
  • Median Debt to Equity over the past 5 years was $1.05 (2021), compared with a mean of $1.19.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Debt to Equity: soared 261.97% in 2021 and later plummeted 43.8% in 2023.
  • Caterpillar's Debt to Equity stood at $1.9 in 2021, then rose by 4.71% to $1.99 in 2022, then decreased by 25.1% to $1.49 in 2023, then increased by 9.08% to $1.63 in 2024, then grew by 4.31% to $1.7 in 2025.
  • The last three reported values for Debt to Equity were $1.7 (Q4 2025), $1.04 (Q3 2025), and $1.01 (Q2 2025) per Business Quant data.